FERSEN, Axel, Comte de (1755-1810)
Autograph piece signed « Axel Fersen »
Stockholm, 10th April 1787, 1 page oblong in-12
“The evidence required to enter the King’s service”
Fact sheet
FERSEN, Axel, Comte de (1755-1810)
Autograph piece signed « Axel Fersen »
Stockholm, 10th April 1787, 1 page oblong in-12
Tiny needle hole without affecting the text
Very scarce piece entirely autographed and signed by the Count of Fersen
“Je certifie que le Sieur Pierre de Choenström est né de parents nobles et quil est en etat de fair les preuves requises pour entrer au service du Roi.
Axel Fersen”
Fersen had left France on 26 July 1786 to join Sweden and remain there until 15 April 1787. He had joined King Gustav III to accompany him in his war in Finland against Catherine II of Russia. Fersen will remain famous for being the favorite of the Queen of France Marie Antoinette and for hir major role in the escape to Varenne of the royal family in 1791.